Commercial Lines New Business Underwriter – Habitational E&S
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Commercial Lines New Business Underwriter specializing in Multi-Family and Landlord insurance for urban properties. Engaging with brokers for account management and risk underwriting.
Responsibilities:
- Handle new business accounts through outbound interaction with various carriers and brokers.
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with internal sales staff on new business submissions.
- Underwrite habitational risks by identifying and analyzing risk exposures, loss frequency and severity against desired coverage.
- Develop relationships with both external and internal customers, with the 'customer experience' in mind, and deliver exceptional experiences with every interaction, in all modes of communication.
- Provide and create solutions for a broad range of inquiries from brokers and team members.
- Adhere to rating rules with proper file documentation.
- Navigate our online broker portal to complete tasks and troubleshoot.
- Identify opportunities to improve underwriting efficiencies.
- Work independently within deadlines while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with stakeholders.
- Obtain and understand market intel and trends.
- Handle work with a focus on underwriting profitability.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years of commercial property underwriting E&S experience required.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Understanding of habitational P&C policies preferred.
- Property and Casualty insurance license preferred (6 months preparation time permitted).
- Eager for continual learning; professional designations are a plus.
- Must be self-driven, detail-oriented, comfortable in a growing ever-changing organization, and have strong organizational skills including time-management and prioritization.
- Some travel may be required from time to time for team and broker meetings.
Benefits:
- Summer Fridays (Leave at 2:00PM all Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day).
- Great healthcare coverage including Medical, Vision, and Dental.
- 401k with company match.
- Immediately 100% vested.
- Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Accident, and Disability (short-term & long-term) insurance.
- Growth and development opportunities.
- Work-Life Balance and wellness benefits with generous time off policy including PTO and paid holidays.
- Dependent Care FSA, Healthcare FSA, Virtual Telemedicine, Employee Discount Programs, Paid Parental Leave, HSA, HRA, Commuter/Transit FSA, and a Sabbatical every 7 years.

